Green Book
Inspired by a True Friendship.
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
- Director
- Peter Farrelly
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $322M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Green Book actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Green Book appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Comedies Ranked #8
Placed at #8 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Comedy Movies Ranked #9
Placed at #9 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #15
Placed at #15 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #35
Placed at #35 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #39
Placed at #39 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #44
Placed at #44 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #57
Placed at #57 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
5 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Green Book returned 14.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $23M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $322M
- Release date
- Nov 16, 2018
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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